Table 13,,,
Daily Travel by Gender: 2001,,,
(Trips from one point to another on a single day; most daily trips are local),,,
Mode,Percent,,
,Male,Female,All travelers
Car,45,56,51
Van,11,13,12
Sport utility vehicle,11,12,11
Pickup truck,18,5,11
Other,13,13,14
Trip purpose,,,
Family/personal business,23,28,23
Social/recreational,19,18,19
Shopping,17,21,19
Work (commute),17,13,15
School/place of worship,10,10,10
Visit friend/relative,8,8,8
Work-related,4,2,3
Other,2,2,3
Average driving time and distance,,,
Minutes per day,44,67,55
Miles per day,21,38,29
"Notes: Data were collected between March 2001–May 2002. Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. Other includes air, intercity or charter bus, intercity rail, public bus, commuter bus and train, subway/elevated train, streetcar/trolley, ship, taxi, limousine, shuttle, or bicycle. Family/personal business includes, e.g., medical visits, picking people up or dropping them off, banking. Social/recreational includes visiting friends and relatives, going to the movies or other entertainment, vacation trips, or participating in sports activities. Work (commute) trips are those to and from a person’s place of work. Work-related trips are those made for one’s job other than to or from the place of work, but do not include such occupational trips as driving a taxi, bus, or delivery truck. ",,,
"Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Household Travel Survey (Washington, DC: 2002).",,,